On the Discontinuity of Electrostatic Fields Across a Planar Surface With Multipolar Surface Charge Density

1999/02/16 by S. Gov, Gov, S., S. Shtrikamn +3
Physics and Astronomy · #Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #physics.class-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.physics/9902039

15 pages

arxiv created 1999/02/16 · openalex publication_date 1999/02/16 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We use covariance and dimensional analysis to find expressions for the discontinuity of the potential and normal electric field across a flat surface with multipolar charge surface density in vacuum.

Citations

• Classical Electrodynamics

Related

• Electrical double layer: revisit based on boundary conditions
• Area-charge inequality and local rigidity in charged initial data sets
• The Electric Field of a Uniformly Charged Non-Conducting Cubic Surface
• On the dependence of charge density on surface curvature of an isolated conductor
• A geometrical description of charge distribution on the disordered conductor surfaces